Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Bumgarner, Melba (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
C463S040000, C463S041000, C463S025000, C463S016000, C380S251000, C380S258000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07988559
ABSTRACT:
The present invention in various embodiments provides a computerized wagering game method and apparatus that features an operating system kernel, a system handler application that loads and executes gaming program shared objects and features nonvolatile storage that facilitates sharing of information between gaming program objects. The system handler of some embodiments further provides an API library of functions callable from the gaming program objects, and facilitates the use of callback functions on change of data stored in nonvolatile storage. The nonvolatile storage also provides a nonvolatile record of the state of the computerized wagering game, providing protection against loss of the game state due to power loss. The system handler application in various embodiments includes a plurality of device handlers, providing an interface to selected hardware and the ability to monitor hardware-related events.
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Brower Donald A.
DeJournett John L.
Jackson Mark D.
Martinek Michael G.
Yoseloff Mark L.
Bumgarner Melba
IGT
Leiva Frank M
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
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